backintime --version (return code: 0)
backintime 1.1.12
backintime --help (return code: 0)
usage: backintime [-h] [--config PATH] [--debug]
[--profile NAME | --profile-id ID] [--quiet] [--version]
[--license]
Back In Time - a simple backup tool for Linux.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--config PATH Read config from PATH.
--debug Increase verbosity.
--profile NAME Select profile by NAME.
--profile-id ID Select profile by ID.
--quiet Be quiet. Suppress messages on stdout.
--version, -v show backintime's version number.
--license show backintime's license.
Commands:
{backup,backup-job,benchmark-cipher,check-config,decode,last-snapshot,last-snapshot-path,pw-cache,remove,remove-and-do-not-ask-again,restore,snapshots-list,snapshots-list-path,snapshots-path,unmount}
backup Take a new snapshot. Ignore if the profile is not
scheduled or if the machine runs on battery.
backup-job Take a new snapshot in background only if the profile
is scheduled and the machine is not on battery. This
is use by cron jobs.
benchmark-cipher Show a benchmark of all ciphers for ssh transfer.
check-config Check the profiles configuration and install crontab
entries.
decode Decode pathes with 'encfsctl decode'
last-snapshot Show the ID of the last snapshot.
last-snapshot-path Show the path of the last snapshot.
pw-cache Control Password Cache for non-interactive cronjobs.
remove Remove a snapshot.
remove-and-do-not-ask-again
Remove snapshots and don't ask for confirmation
before. Be careful!
restore Restore files.
snapshots-list Show a list of snapshots IDs.
snapshots-list-path
Show the path's to snapshots.
snapshots-path Show the path where snapshots are stored.
unmount Unmount the profile.
For backwards compatibility commands can also be used with trailing '--'. All
listed arguments will work with all commands. Some commands have extra
arguments. Run 'backintime <COMMAND> -h' to see the extra arguments.